The Faughan Purple – A Fly for Peaty Irish Rivers

In this video I tie another classic Irish shrimp fly created by the late Bert Atkins, the influential fly dresser behind famous patterns such as the Bann Special and Apache Shrimp. Renowned throughout Irish salmon angling circles, Atkins designed flies specifically for the unique conditions found on...

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May 28, 2026